Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] expect [pron] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SUICIDE was thought damnable in the Middle Ages , and I expect there are those who have been brought to feel by a book called The Monument that the Middle Ages had a point . |
| 2 | It 's quite cold here , and I expect it 's worse where you are … |
| 3 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 4 | Nothing grand mind , only roast pork and apple pie , but I expect you 're hungry enough , this bitter cold day . |
| 5 | ‘ But I expect I was wrong . |
| 6 | ‘ As I expect you are aware , Mr Leland , my room in your Private Wing is booked from this evening , but as I wanted to attend a regimental dinner tonight , with Mr Remington-Hart 's consent I 'm not moving in until tomorrow . ’ |